A story appeared in the news this week that a social media personality is being accused of drugging and raping a young man. Unfortunately, this young man is no longer in the land of the living by way of suicide. There is a universal rule that people are innocent until proven guilty but often, the public tries, convicts and sentences an accused before they have even faced the law. And, too often these same people never actually face the law. So, though guilty based on public opinion and often also guilty based on the evidence, they continue to live their lives without ever being indicted. This happens too often in Guyana. We see it with murders, gender-based violence and sexual assaults.
